Inconsiderate parents were slapped with parking tickets outside a Sutton Coldfield school this week – with an enraged headteacher highlighting the dangers of near-misses.

Police officers dished out tickets to parents and carers dropping children off at Blackwood School in Streetly during the school run on Tuesday.

And headteacher Tracey Coles backed the no-nonsense approach by officers from the Aldridge neighbourhood team.

In a detailed statement, Ms Coles said: "Blackwood staff and Governors are concerned about the issues posed by inconsiderate parking from some parents who decide to drive their children to and from school.

"Some parents do travel a distance to reach Blackwood, others choose to drive as part of their responsibility to get their child to school and then go onto their place of work.

"In common with many schools, parking around peak school times creates a problem both for residents and for the safety of children and families who do walk to the school’s two entrances.

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"Blackwood School has used a variety of strategies to bring the impact of poor parking to the attention of parents who do park inconsiderately.

"The school promotes walking to school, or scooting and riding but the parking issues are seen by many staff, Governors and parents and being dangerous and prevents the use of scooters and bicycles.

"No one wants to see a child badly injured.

"The problem is caused by parents and can be solved by parents if they parked a little further away thus reducing the concentration of cars immediate by the school gates, respected local residents by not blocking driveways and walked their children into school.

"A short walk gives times to talk, a little gentle exercise and a better start to the school day for their child."

Officers uploaded photos via Twitter on Tuesday showing patrols being carried out on the Cedar Drive and Amberley Way entrance to Blackwood School.

A total of five tickets were issued to vehicles for "causing a wilful obstruction of the highway".